Mine Dewatering Course
Gain expertise in mine dewatering design, from geological analysis to pump sizing. Master practical techniques for risk mitigation, monitoring, and reporting to manage inflows, safeguard water resources, and enable safe, economical open pit mining operations.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Mine Dewatering Course equips you with hands-on skills to plan, size, and manage efficient dewatering systems for open pit mines. You will grasp essential hydrogeology principles, perform pump and well-field calculations, estimate inflows, and design sumps. Additionally, cover environmental risk evaluation, monitoring setups, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and adaptive strategies for creating secure, economical, and regulation-compliant dewatering plans.
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Develop skills
- Design mine dewatering systems by selecting wells, pumps, and drainage layouts quickly.
- Analyse hydrogeologic data to build conceptual models from limited field tests.
- Size pumps and sumps using quick inflow, drawdown, and capacity calculations.
- Manage environmental risks by controlling drawdown and protecting rivers and community water.
- Monitor and optimise systems by setting triggers, adjusting operations, and reporting clearly.
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